The world has experienced its hottest day on record, according to meteorologists. The average global temperature reached 17.01C (62.62F) on Monday, according to the US National Centres for Environmental Prediction. It comes as the southern US and China have been hit by heatwaves, while temperatures in North Africa have neared 50C (122F).

The world has experienced its hottest day on record, according to meteorologists.

The average global temperature reached 17.01C (62.62F) on Monday, according to the US National Centres for Environmental Prediction.

The figure surpasses the previous record of 16.92C (62.46F) - set back in August 2016.

  • sudo@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    Just add a little nuclear winter and we’re good. So there might be a little radioactive fallout, that’s just a problem for the poors to deal with. Billionaires will be okay in their acre sized underground bunker clubs and that’s what’s important.

    • RGB3x3@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      1 year ago

      “Global Warming did happen. But thankfully nuclear winter canceled it out.”

      —Leela

    • theblueredditrefugee@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      I know it’s a joke but I actually looked into it and it turns out that nuclear winter only reduces temperature in the short term - the effects wear off and you’d just get hit with global warming abruptly when it wears off. I guess it could potentially buy some time to implement carbon capture or something.